Public defence of a doctoral dissertation by Ivalina Svetli Marinova

The Institute for the State and the Law at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the scientific jury for the award of the educational and scientific degree "Doctor" announce that on 21 May 2026 (Thursday) at 11.00 in the meeting room of the ISL – BAS, 4 Serdika Street, ground floor, Sofia, an open session will be held for the defence of a dissertation on the topic:

"Substantive and Procedural Aspects of the Access to Public Information Act"

Ivalina Svetli Marinova – part-time doctoral student at the ISL

doctoral programme "Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure",

professional field 3.6. Law,

area of higher education 3. Social, Economic and Legal Sciences

Scientific supervisor: Prof. Darina Peeva Zinovieva, DSc

Chair of the scientific jury: Prof. Veselina Lachezarova Kanatova-Buchkova, PhD

Materials for the defence:

Dissertation abstract

Summary in English

Review by Prof. Veselina Lachezarova Kanatova-Buchkova, PhD

Review by Prof. Nadezhda Hristova Hristova, PhD

Opinion by Prof. Nadezhda Getsova Yonkova, PhD

Opinion by Prof. Maria Gavrailova Slavova, PhD

Opinion by Assoc. Prof. Margarita Nikolova Cheshmedzhieva, PhD

The dissertation and the other materials for the defence are available to interested persons at the office of the ISL at the BAS – 4 Serdika Street, 3rd floor, Sofia.